US issues sweeping sanctions against Iranian airlines, foreign businesses

US issues sweeping sanctions against Iranian airlines, foreign businesses

The Trump administration on Tuesday announced new sanctions against all of Iran’s airlines and nearly a dozen foreign companies doing business with Iran’s Mahan Air, which had earlier been sanctioned for its ties to the Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC).  The sanctions are part of Operation Economic Outcast, a financial pressure campaign that the administration…

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